Title :
Mechanical design of an intelligent lift system for severely disabled persons-development of a patient hoist in connection with the common research project INSERVUM (intelligent service environment)
Author :
Speich, Helmut ; Schumacher, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Erlau AG, Aalen, Germany
fDate :
31 Aug-4 Sep 1998
Abstract :
This paper describes the mechanical design of an intelligent lift system for severely disabled persons. The development of the patient hoist is in connection with the common research project INSERVUM (intelligent service environment). The participating companies are FORWISS; FAW, Siemens AG, TUV-Suddeutschland
Keywords :
handicapped aids; hoists; patient care; INSERVUM project; drive unit; human body attachment points; intelligent lift system; intelligent service environment; mechanical design; movement unit; path control; patient hoist; severely disabled persons; Control systems; Humans; Intelligent systems; Magnetic heads; Multiagent systems; Multiple sclerosis; Patient monitoring; Safety devices; User interfaces; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 1998. IECON '98. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Aachen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4503-7
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1998.724119
